RABBITING. By Bob Smithson.
1988 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp176. B/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.
Largely ferreting, but includes useful material on long-netting, snaring and night-shooting. As well as being a keen rabbiter, pike and eel angler, Smithson was gamekeeper to the How Hill Estate in Norfolk until it was sold to the County Council in the 1960s. Chapters include: Know your rabbit; The sporting methods; Tools of the trade; Ferrets - their care and training; Where and how to ferret; Day and night long-netting; Organising rabbit shoots; Night shooting techniques; The efficient use of snares; Appearance, price and the table; Favourite dishes.
Largely ferreting, but includes useful material on long-netting, snaring and night-shooting. As well as being a keen rabbiter, pike and eel angler, Smithson was gamekeeper to the How Hill Estate in Norfolk until it was sold to the County Council in the 1960s. Chapters include: Know your rabbit; The sporting methods; Tools of the trade; Ferrets - their care and training; Where and how to ferret; Day and night long-netting; Organising rabbit shoots; Night shooting techniques; The efficient use of snares; Appearance, price and the table; Favourite dishes.
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Book Code
36375
| Author | Smithson (Bob). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 36375 |
| ISBN | 1852230533 / 1852230533. |
| Book Description | Very good in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1988 |
| Publisher | The Crowood Press. |
| Place | Ramsbury, Marlborough. |